The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Paul Ellering

The Road Warriors were not just a tag team; they were a force of nature. With their painted faces, spiked shoulder pads, strange haircuts and cerebral manager (Paul Ellering) they created a new style of power wrestling in the 80’s. They didn’t just beat their opponents, they destroyed them. When they won their first recognized world title in the AWA over the near sixty year old Crusher and forty four year old Baron Von Raschke they showed the wrestling world what the future was going to look like.

Although they did not win that many tag team titles in their career, it was mainly because they never needed them to get over. Hawk and Animal would often receive one of the biggest cheers of the night. Even if the promoters wanted them to work as heels; fans loved them to much to boo them. Their look and style has been copied more times than can be counted and that trend continues to this day. They were finally selected for the Hall of Fame, although Hawk passed away before he could see it happen.

Inducted in 2011 by Dusty Rhodes. Billed from Chicago, Illinois